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We packed most of our things into boxes. We have had several dinners with many of our friends before they went off for summer vacation. And yet, there was one thing Prof and I wanted to do before we set off on our long road trip adventure to NYC – go on our last camping…

Piano Man and his class went on their final class trip of the year. I tagged along as chaperone with other parents and the class to Saugatuck Dunes State Park. It’s an annual tradition that the fourth grade class goes to the lakeshore. It’s a favorite of Mr. W, and everyone was excited to go…

Over Labor Day weekend, many of our friends were enjoying the outdoors before the start of the fall. In Budapest, many Hungarians were doing the same before the cooler weather sets in. Meeting up with new friends, we decided to go to Lake Balaton before the semester began. I must admit that we have been spoiled…

Before calling it quits from our overnight family camping trip, we stopped by one of Lake Erie’s beaches, Huntington Beach. Not to be confused with the salt waters of Huntington Beach in California, Lake Erie is all fresh water. We’re used to the clean fresh water beaches on Lake Michigan, so we let our kids enjoy some…

One thing we’ve learned when it comes to living on an island is to have a more laid back approach to day trips and outings. We used to love to go on a whim to the beach in Cyprus. After all, can you think of a better way to spend a day on an island…

Our friend from the States couldn’t have come at a more perfect time to visit because Cyprus was on a three-day weekend holiday celebrating Kataklysmos. Click on the link if you missed yesterday’s post about what is Kataklysmos. I imagined Kataklysmos to be a little bit of Mardi Gras mixed in a big water fight….

In our final days in Cyprus, we are busy meeting up with people every day and night. (Thank goodness I got most of the cleaning, clearing, and packing started several weeks ago.) And the good times are not slowing down anytime sooner. Prof’s long time friend, Uncle JB, came all the way from the States…

If you haven’t read part I of our epic beach weekend getaway, check out yesterday’s post of our visit to ancient Salamis and Golden Beach before reading on. On Sunday morning, Father’s Day 2013, we woke up to this: (Photo: The morning view in front of our room. What a way to spend Father’s Day.) (Photo Above:…

With only a few weeks left in Cyprus, we along with some friends went on a beach excursion to the northern occupied territory of Cyprus. Prof had read that Golden Beach (aka Nangomí) was arguably the best beach in all of Cyprus, according to several guidebooks. Well, we just had to see for ourselves, since…

If you missed out on what transpired my move from The Seoul of Cyprus to Hometown Betty, please check the post here. Here is the link to the post on our second and very full day in Crete, Greece. It’s definitely worth a read about the famous (or infamous) Palace of Knossos, Rethymno’s Venetian Fortress…

On our second morning in Crete, we woke up bright and early to have breakfast with this view: The kids weren’t really paying much attention to the view but more on their plates: After breakfast, we high-tailed it out to visit one of the top sites in Crete, the famous Palace of…

A few weeks go, I wrote a few of posts about our experiences visiting various beaches in Cyprus. I didn’t want to taint your view of the beautiful beach scenery with my observations about how the Europeans consider what is appropriate clothing attire at the beach. (Source: http://images.wikia.com/scrubs/images/b/bd/8x14_Carla_on_beach.jpg) All I can say is that we were…